Former Bethlehem City Councilman James Gregory was sent to Northampton County Prison this afternoon after a judge found he violated the terms of a protection-from-abuse order.

Northampton County Judge Leonard Zito found Gregory, 60, willfully violated the terms of a PFA from Senior Judge Lawrence Brenner that barred him from contacting his ex-girlfriend Angelina Ingrassia. He remanded Gregory to Northampton County Prison for six months and ordered he undergo a drug and alcohol evaluation and a psychological evaluation.

The PFA was ordered after Ingrassia accused Gregory of kicking her in the stomach, choking her, biting her wrist and poking her in the eye May 15. She said in the report Gregory was manic and having a breakdown.

Gregory was already on six months of probation for having a third party threaten to ruin her after Brenner had ordered he have no contact with her. Since then, Ingrassia said in court documents Gregory had posted photos of her on Facebook, texted her pictures and threatened to embarrass her over Facebook if she didn't drop the PFA.

Gregory denied the allegations in court today, saying several other people had access to his Facebook account. He said he did not use the account to reach out to her and had no idea who did.

Gregory also argued he could not have been behind the Facebook comments because police have seized his computer equipment. According to a search warrant filed at the Northampton County Courthouse, Bethlehem police received permission to search Gregory's home and seize his computer, cellphone, cameras and other items.

"There is absolutely no evidence I had anything to do with this," Gregory said.

Members of the Bethlehem Police Department attended Gregory's hearing in the audience this afternoon.

According to the search warrant, an unnamed ex-girlfriend of Gregory's discovered a wall clock in their bedroom hid a stealth camera. The camera filmed Gregory and the 38-year-old woman engaged in sexual activity without her knowledge, the document claimed.

Gregory acknowledged before the hearing his sister has a separate PFA filed against him.

Gregory had announced his intention to mount a campaign in the Bethlehem mayoral race. He was later informed that because he is a registered Democrat, he could not run as an independent because the primary has already been held. He had planned on mounting a write-in campaign.